CHARLOTTE, N.C.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—May 25, 2006—
At this gathering of more than 2,000 attendees, Bentley
Systems, Incorporated today released the commercial version of
MicroStation V8 XM Edition - the most powerful and most accessible
MicroStation release ever.

Organizations will find the transition easy. An intuitive new
interface places powerful new features within easy reach of the user
and an unchanged DGN file format and full support for existing V8
standards allow projects to proceed uninterrupted.

CEO Greg Bentley said, "First, I want to thank all users who
attended the BE Conference in record numbers, especially given that
their professions are busier than ever before."

On the release, he commented, "MicroStation V8 XM hits the mark!
It brings immediate project throughput improvements without
introducing the pain and delays that so often accompany advances this
substantial. Adopters of V8 XM can increase their contributions to the
many distributed enterprises using earlier versions of MicroStation or
any version of AutoCAD."

Its powerful innovations include:

-- Reference Enhancements: The ability to attach a PDF reference
to a design file, dynamically manipulate reference clipping
boundaries with handles, and attach multiple instances of the
same model at different stages of development using Design
History

-- Element Templates: Integrate CAD standards with MicroStation
Tasks to align features and tools with design and production
workflows, so that teams can create consistent work

-- Keyboard Position Assignments: Patented keyboard position
assignment to provide immediate access to any MicroStation
command at the stroke of a key, and programmable mouse
functionality to increase the performance of view and model
navigation

-- Microsoft Designed for XP Logo Compliance: New installers now
ease the process of implementation and SELECT updates are
structured to reduce the overhead of administration

MicroStation V8 XM Edition is a part of the V8 Generation, which
already features the following innovations:

-- Native DWG Support: Enables MicroStation users to work
directly with DWG files, DGN files, or any combination of the
two. Only MicroStation users fully participate in and deliver
projects in either popular format - a clear competitive
advantage for them and their organizations.

-- Design History: Gives users the ability to isolate and view
any change or set of changes to a design. Using Design
History, users can record, review, and restore a complete
history of modifications, including all data and references.

BE Conference 2006 attendees have been downloading MicroStation V8
XM Edition since Monday, when Bentley Senior Vice President Bhupinder
Singh, during his technology keynote, opened the link to them.

MicroStation V8 XM Edition is now available to all Bentley SELECT
subscribers for immediate download from SELECT Services Online.

The BE Conference, which consistently scores a 99 percent attendee
satisfaction rating, is a once-a-year learning opportunity for Bentley
users and their managers offering professional training, technology
updates, keynotes, and best practice sharing. At these sessions,
attendees better themselves, better their organizations, and better
the ways they can improve the world's infrastructure.

For more information on BE Conference 2006, taking place this week
in Charlotte, N.C., go to
www.be.org.

About Bentley

Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle
of the world's infrastructure. The company's comprehensive portfolio
for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial verticals spans
architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With
2005 revenues of $336 million and more than 2,000 colleagues around
the world, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the
Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firms and major
owner-operators.

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Edition, ProjectWise StartPoint, and SELECT Services Online are either
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